Lost Corner, Arkansas
Lost Corner is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The community changed its name from Okay to avoid confusion with a community in Howard County with the same name.[2] Lost Corner was selected because of the backwoods location of the community.[3]
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Coordinates: 35°34′18″N 92°50′03″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Pope |
Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 57097 |
Lost Corner consists of a few farms in Pope County northeast of Hector (Pope County) and is near the Van Buren County line. It is located on a ridge between the south fork of the Little Red River to the east and the Illinois Bayou to the west.[4]
References
- "Feature Detail Report for: Lost Corner, Arkansas." USGS. Profile. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- Deane, Ernie (1986). Arkansas Place Names. Branson, Missouri: The Ozarks Mountaineer. p. 83.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 79.
- "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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